Hanukkah in 2023

Hanukkah Quick Facts - GB 2023

AKA Name	Festival of lights
ℹ HashtagsCompiled on11:05	#Hanukkah
Related Hashtags	#Chanukah, #HappyHanukkah
2023 Date	7 December 2023
2024 Date	25 December 2024

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Hanukkah (Begins) in

Thursday, 7 Dec

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Top X Posts (formerly Tweets) for Hanukkah -
in 2023

Updated 11:05

I posted a Hanukkah hope that my husband’s cousin who is a hostage of Hamas would be released. A flood of antisemitism poured forth. Some were violent like this one of the ‘Happy Merchant’ being executed. Note the name “Zio goblin” and Hamas red triangle. This is hate movement. Show more
— Heidi Bachram (@HeidiBachram) December 8, 2023

Putin & Russia's propaganda laughably claimed it invaded #Ukraine because it's a Nazi state. Meanwhile in capital Kyiv, workers set up a giant menorah for celebrations marking the Jewish festival of #Hanukkah. Menorah is the name of the candelabra used in Jewish worship… Show more
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) December 7, 2023

The sacred Hanukkah lights, lit these days, remind us once again that light always prevails over evil. And of the value of life, which is worth fighting for. My best wishes to the Jewish community on Hanukkah!
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 7, 2023

Instead of just wishing Jews a Happy Hanukkah, learn about Jewish history, stand against hatred, and support the rights of Jewish people to live in the land of their ancestors. That's the true essence of this holiday. Show more
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) December 7, 2023

Wishing all my Jewish friends and family a Happy Hanukkah. The festival starts tonight and last 8 days. We need the light even more this year given the dark times we are living in. Celebrate with donuts and latkes. Show more GIF ALT
— Lance Forman (@LanceForman) December 7, 2023

At our home, we chose to light two orange Hanukkah candles as part of an initiative to remember and pray for the quick and safe return of Ariel (4) and Kfir (10 months old) Bibas along with all 136 other hostages from Gaza. Show more
— Elad Simchayoff (@Elad_Si) December 7, 2023

A message of peace for Hanukkah, festival of lights, from Wendy Elisheva Somerson, an artist, healer and activist who helped found the Seattle chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace.
— Adam Johannes (@DrRoundglasses) December 7, 2023

Happy Hanukkah! Time to light up the night with the beauty of the Menorah and celebrate the Festival of Lights with family & friends! We wish all our supporters who are celebrating this a blessed #Hanukkah season filled with love, joy, and peace. Show more
— Safe Haven for Donkeys (@safehaven4donks) December 7, 2023

I want to wish Jews in the UK and around the world a Happy Hanukkah. We cannot ignore that this year, Hanukkah follows a difficult time. As the warmth and glow of the candles grow each evening, I hope it may serve as a reminder that even in the darkness, there is hope. Show more
— Ed Davey (@EdwardJDavey) December 7, 2023

At what is obviously a difficult time, to British Jews in particular feeling worried and Jews worldwide I say Happy Hanukkah. You are not alone. Israel forever and your people have never faced anything so dark you didn't yet see the light again. We stand with you. Show more
— Dennis Noel Kavanagh (@Jebadoo2) December 7, 2023

Hanukkah in 2023

Chanukah (Hebrew: חנוכה) is an eight day Jewish festival, also known as the festival of lights. On each day a Menorah (an eight branched candelabra) is lit with an ascending number of candles to match the day.